Roland had given up all thought, in any case not very realistic, of discussing the purloined letters with Blackadder.

All the while she was aware of the reticule in her lap, heavy with the purloined letters.

Like Poe's purloined letter, it's been here all along.

And suddenly, there it was, as obvious as a purloined letter.

Like the purloined letter, it could be under my nose, too obvious to notice.

Hidden in plain view, Banks might have added, like Poe's purloined letter.

A purloined letter is now a tiny concealed tape recorder.

But like Poe's purloined letter, the remarkable revelations have gone unremarked.

Maybe we look at it all the time, like Poe's purloined letter, and don't see it because it's right in front of us!

No, I figure the Ax has got to be like the purloined letter he can hide in plain sight.